Area Director

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Organization: Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County & Southern Utah

Location: Utah County, UT

Position Type: Full-Time, Salary, Non-Exempt

Salary Range: $55,000 – $65,000 / year

At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County & Southern Utah, our mission is to inspire and empower youth to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. We provide safe, engaging, and high-quality after school and summer programming. If you are a visionary leader passionate about youth development, operational excellence, and mentoring the next generation of leaders, we want you on our team!

The Area Director provides strategic operational leadership for multiple after school and summer program sites. Serving as a crucial connector between organizational goals and site-level execution, you will supervise and coach Site Directors, foster a culture of collaboration, ensure the highest safety standards, and maintain strict compliance with grant and organizational metrics.

• Coach & Mentor: Provide direct supervision, guidance, and consistent feedback to Site Directors/Coordinators, including monthly 1:1 coaching sessions.
• Team Alignment: Facilitate weekly staff meetings and bi-monthly Area Lead meetings to share best practices and maintain alignment across sites.
• Staffing Ratios: Monitor and maintain an optimal staffing ratio of 1:15 across all assigned program sites.

• Network Building: Establish structured opportunities for area leaders to connect, network, and collectively problem-solve.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted partner, traveling to sites to interface directly with school administrators, site leadership, and community stakeholders.

• Safety First: Champion safe, inclusive, and supportive environments, strictly enforcing BGCA safety standards and procedural observations.
• Corrective Action: Promptly address safety concerns, monitor monthly checklists, and implement corrective action plans with absolute professionalism.

• Accountability: Track compliance metrics to ensure all grant deadlines and reporting requirements are met. Ensure personnel actions are completed within 24 hours.
• Continuous Improvement: Systematically observe program activities, document findings, and provide targeted training to enhance program quality and youth outcomes.

We live our values every day, every time. We expect our Area Director to model and cultivate these principles:

• Integrity: Being authentic, honest, and transparent in everything we do.
• Collaboration: Working effectively across teams to celebrate shared success.
• Accountability: Holding each other to the highest standards and being impeccable stewards of resources.
• Respect: Honoring diversity, inclusion, gratitude, and alternative ways of thinking.
• Excellence: Innovating, rigorously measuring impact, and continuously improving.

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Youth Development, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Preferred:
  Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience: 3–5 years of leadership experience, with a proven track record of supervising managers or directors (preferably within nonprofit or youth development environments).

• Strong coaching, facilitation, and internal conflict resolution skills.
• Deep understanding of grant compliance, data tracking systems, and safety standards.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Proficiency in Google Suite and managing multiple program locations simultaneously.

• Ability to travel regularly between multiple local program sites.
• Ability to supervise both indoor and outdoor youth activities; occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
• Flexibility to work evenings, summer schedules, or special events as needed.

• VP of Operations

When you join the Boys & Girls Clubs, you aren't just taking a job-you are moving a mission forward. We offer a collaborative work environment, professional growth opportunities, and the chance to make a tangible, lasting impact on the youth of Utah County.

Ready to lead? Apply today to shape the future of our community!

DISCLAIMER: The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

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